Description:

This study project goal was to assess the impact of the main urban projects that were carried out between 2019 and 2023 in the Ordu Metropolitan area in Turkey.

In this assessment, aspects such as citizen satisfaction, changes in the achievement of sustainable development, and changes in the value of the city were considered.

The findings of this study provided valuable insights for future efforts aimed at ensuring that Ordu Metropolitan Municipality (OMm) is progressing towards sustainability and prosperity.

The main study was centered on conducting an impact assessment of the Ordu Metropolitan Municipality activities spanning from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, it generated supplementary outputs that can be utilized for various purposes. The study included the following primary activities:

In Preliminary Analysis; we created a comprehensive inventory and classification of the projects executed in OMM from 2019 to 2023.

We Performed a Citizen Satisfaction questionnaire-based survey to gather input from individuals regarding the projects that were executed between 2019 and 2023. The results indicated that Ordu Metropolitan Municipality has been very successful in implementing future-oriented projects (from 2019 to 2023) and increasing trust between citizens and local authorities.

 We also performed a sustainability evaluation using the SDGs tool created by the United Nations to verify the efficacy of the executed initiatives from a professional standpoint. Projects conducted by OMM were found to have fully met six SDGs including Gender Equality, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, No Poverty, Zero Hunger, and Affordable and Clean Energy. It is worth noting that initiatives like the “Activated Carbon Project,” “Generating Electricity from Garbage,” “Production of Polyethylene,” “Drinking Water Lines,” “Urban Sewage,” “Establishment and Activities of the Social Market,” and the “FINVER Project” were identified as high-impact projects regarding their contribution to SDGs achievement.

Then, in City Value Change, applying Intermediate Variables for evaluating the effects of projects, then calculating the shadow prices through Net Present Value (NPV), Social Return on Investment Costs (SROI), and Ratio to the GDP as main approaches, we quantified the change in OMM value and demonstrated the role of OMM’s activities from 2019 to 2023.